# Console Hardware Requirements

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**Quick Tip**

Resource Planning

It is not possible to estimate resource requirements based solely on the number of deployed Responders. The determining factors are the type and volume of evidence collected, which can vary significantly between deployments. For instance, 1,000 Responders may generate 5 TB of evidence data, while 10,000 Responders could generate as little as 100 GB. Because of this variability, Responder count is not a reliable sizing metric.

We recommend proceeding with the installation using the suggested hardware values provided in the deployment guide, rather than attempting to calculate requirements based on the number of Responders.

As a general guideline, if you plan to deploy 20,000 or more Responders, allocate approximately double the recommended values to ensure optimal performance and scalability.

Learn more about the [deployment models](https://kb.binalyze.com/self-hosted/installation#deployment-models) for AIR.
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### Minimum Requirements

Below are the minimum hardware requirements for AIR components:

### Single Tier Deployment - Server (Console & DB)

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="264.3333333333333" align="center"></th><th align="center">Minimum</th><th align="center">Suggested</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"></td><td align="center">Minimum</td><td align="center">Suggested</td></tr><tr><td align="center">RAM</td><td align="center">16 GB</td><td align="center">32 GB</td></tr><tr><td align="center">CPU</td><td align="center">8 Cores</td><td align="center">16 Cores</td></tr><tr><td align="center">DISK</td><td align="center">256 GB</td><td align="center">512 GB</td></tr></tbody></table>

### 2-Tier Deployment

#### Console Server

|      | Minimum | Suggested |
| :--: | :-----: | :-------: |
|  RAM |   8 GB  |   16 GB   |
|  CPU | 4 Cores |  8 Cores  |
| DISK |  256 GB |   256 GB  |

#### Database Server

|      | Minimum | Suggested |
| :--: | :-----: | :-------: |
|  RAM |  16 GB  |   32 GB   |
|  CPU | 8 Cores |  16 Cores |
| DISK |  256 GB |   512 GB  |

### Cloud Platform Counterparts

Cloud Platform systems that meet the relevant hardware requirements are outlined below:

### Single Tier Deployment - Server (Console & DB)

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="264.3333333333333" align="center"></th><th width="249.18815855494233" align="center">Minimum</th><th align="center">Suggested</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"></td><td align="center">Minimum</td><td align="center">Suggested</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Hetzner</td><td align="center">CPX41</td><td align="center">CPX51</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Azure</td><td align="center">D8ds_v4</td><td align="center">D16ds_v4</td></tr><tr><td align="center">AWS</td><td align="center">c5.2xlarge</td><td align="center">c5.4xlarge</td></tr><tr><td align="center">GCP</td><td align="center">n1-highcpu-8</td><td align="center">n1-highcpu-16</td></tr></tbody></table>

### 2-Tier Deployment

#### Console Server

|         |    Minimum   |   Suggested   |
| :-----: | :----------: | :-----------: |
| Hetzner |     CX41     |      CX51     |
|  Azure  |   D4ds\_v4   |    D8s\_v4    |
|   AWS   |   c5.xlarge  |   c5.2xlarge  |
|   GCP   | n1-highcpu-8 | n2-highcpu-16 |

#### Database Server

|         |    Minimum   |   Suggested   |
| :-----: | :----------: | :-----------: |
| Hetzner |     CX51     |     CPX51     |
|  Azure  |   D8ds\_v4   |   D16ds\_v4   |
|   AWS   |  m5d.2xlarge |  m5d.4xlarge  |
|   GCP   | n1-highcpu-8 | n2-highcpu-16 |